Phonogkaphic-bisk-becobd cabinet



C. D. McVAY.

PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET. APPLICATION men 02:2.2. ms.

1,302,943. Patented May 6, 1919.

c. n. McVAY.

PHONOGRAPHIC DlSK RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED 050.2.1916

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY? v To all whom it may concern:

- ejecting lever.

'GECILIA D. MOVAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PHONOGBAPHIC DISK-REGOBD CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Application filed December 2, 1916. Serial No. 134,509.

Be it known that I, Cnomm D. MOVAY a citizenof the United States,residin in t e city and county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Im rovement in- Phonographic-Disk- Recordabinets, of which the following is a specification.

In my prior Patent Number 1,219,975 of Mar. 20, 1917,0f which thepresent invention in its broad aspects is somewhat similar, I haveshown, described and claimed a novel construction of phonographic diskrecord cabinet, wherein the record receiving compartments are arrangedhorizontally and superimposed above each other, each of saldcompartments being provided with a suitable In my present invention, Ihave shown my device as provided with operatin devices for ejecting therecords locatedat t e front of the cabinet, the broad principledisclosed in my aforesaid being employed, in so far as regards thelocation and correlation of the horizontal record-receiving compartmentsand their ejector devices.

'Iothe above ends, my invention consists of the novel construction of aphonographic disk record cabinet, having horizontal compartmentsprovided with ejector devices in the rear thereof, which are operated bymeans of suitable buttons located at the front of the device, therebymaking the same especially adapted for insertion into talking machinecabinets of the type already uponv the market.

In cabinets for the reception of fiat disk records it has heretoforebeen proposed to arrange such disk records on their edges in rows and toprovide various forms of ejecting devices for propelling the recordsfrom the cabinet.

It has been, however, found in practice that the records, particularlyof the Victor and Columbia types, are sometimes liable to warp or changetheir shape somewhat if stood on their edges for any length of time,unless some special provision is made to prevent this, and my presentinvention consists of a novel construction of disk record cabinetprovided with a series of horizontal partitions, whereby horizontalcompartments are formed in which the records are at all times supportedflat upon their sides in a lateral or horizontal plane, each compartmentbeing provided With an individual ejector of slmple contate of previousapplication struction, which is pivotally supported. preferably in therear of the horizontal compartments, one ejector lever being providedfor each record or for each compartment, whereby a slight oscillation ofsaid eiector lever by the pressure of the thumb or finger on the portionof the operating mechanism thereof protruding from the casing will serveto pro el the records horizontally from the cabinet, so that they can begrasped by the fingers of the user and withdrawn therefrom.

Another advantage of my construction is that a single standard type ofcabinet of my Invention is applicable for the reception of records ofdifi'erent thicknesses. In addition, the same type ofcabinet can beemployed for ten-inch as well as twelve-inch records, so that itnecessary to employ only a single standard size of cabinet for thereception of any or all records.

In certain cabinets of this general character which have heretofore beenproposed, there has been no provision made for the ready ejection of aten-inch record, if improperly or inadvertently placed in the largercompartment adapted for a twelveinch record, since in such event theejecting devices for the twelve-inch record might not be applicable toor cooperative with the teninch record, or vice versa, but in my novelconstruction the same ejector device is applicable to and eilicient withrecords of varying thicknesses and diameters.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation partly in section of aphonographic disk record cabinet embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the actuating mechanismemployed.

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of a talking machine cabinet havingmy invention applied thereto.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings: I

1 designates my novel construction. of phonographic disk record cabinet,the same comprising. a casing having the side walls 2. and 3, the topmember 4, the back or rear wall 5 and the base and bottom member-26. Theinner walls of the sides 2 and 3 are provided with the alining groovesor recesses 6, in which are. inserted the horizontal shelves 7 which mayincline downwardly and rear.

wardly if desired and may be made of wood, pasteboard, fiber, thin sheetmetal or other material, whereby compartments 8 are formed, which mayhave horizontal bases, (or if desired, as stated, may incline somewhatrearwardly and downwardly) in whlch are contained in a substantiallyhorizontal position the flat disk records 9. It must be understood thatthese lateral compartments may be formed in various ways other thanshown.

In order to propel the records forwardly in a horizontal or lateraldirection, I provide the walls 3 with a series of slots 10 through eachof which projects an end 11 of an ejector lever 12, there being a leverfor each compartment, said levers being fulcrumed on the rod 13 and eachbeing provided with a record engaging terminal 14 and each lever havingpivoted thereto at 15 a forwardly projecting link, as 16, whose outerend 1s pivotally or otherwise attached at 17 to the short rod 18, whichcarries the button or fingcr-piece 19, which may be provided withsuitable indicia.

As a guiding means, I employ preferably the upright strip 20 having thefront member 21, through which the rods 18 project, the member 22 beingsecured to the side 3 of the cabinet in any suitable manner desired. 1preferably arrange the links 16, as seen in Fig. 2, so that the rods 18and the fingerpieces 19 connected therewith extend in two verticalplanes, said finger-pieces being arranged in alinement with each otheror in staggered order, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 3. Ifdesired, the inner ends of the terminals 14 can slide upon the bottomsof their respective shelves, such terminals being adapted for theejection of a thick Edison record or a thin Victor or Columbia record asis evident, I preferably locate the top end of the rod 13 in a seat orsocket, as

23. in the top 4 of the cabinet, the lower end of said rod 13 beingstepped into a seat as 25,, in the bottom or base piece 26-of thecabinet. The levers 12 can be separated from each other by means ofsleeves 27, through which the rod 13 passes, there being a sleeve 27interposed between each of the levers 12, in order to properly spacethem, as seen from Fig. 3, although it will be apparent that said'levers 12 can be provided with an integral spacing sleeve or otherwisespaced apart, according to requirements.

The rearward movement of the ejector levers 12 may be limited by thecontact of the portion 28 with the inner portion of the rear wall 5,while the forward movement of the terminal 14: of said levers may belimited by the contact of the rear of said lever with the walls 29 ofthe slot 10, as is evident from Fig. 2.

It will be apparent that the insertion or pushing of the 'recordsrearwardly will push the ejector levers 12 rearwardly and their 00-acting links 16, rods 18 and buttons 19 outwardly and when it is desiredto use a particular record, the same can be propelled forwardly bypushing inwardly the proper button l9 and after any finger-piece hasbeen pushed rearwardly so as to propel a record forwardly, it isapparent that said button or finger-piece will remain pushed in and thusbe a telltale of the proper compartment in which to replace the record.As the terminal 14 can, if desired, rest or be guided upon the top ofits proper shelf 7, no guiding or supporting devices are required forthe inner ends of the ejector levers 12, other than the verticalfulcrurnrod 13 and the support afforded by the bottom shelf in each ofthe compartments 8, although if desired, I may slightly weight thetermini 14, so that they will at all times properly contact with thebottom of their compartments.

If desired, the top portions of the shelves may be suitably lined withfelt or cloth, as indicated at 30 or if it is desired to equip a portionof the cabinet, as either half, with compartments especially adaptedonly for ten-inch records and also for twelve-inch records only, thiscan be readily done by inserting filler pieces 31 in the outer portionsof such compartments, as are desired to be used exclusively for ten-inchrecords, as must be understood from Fig. 1.

In the use or operation of my device, it will be apparent that therecords are at all times supported fiat upon their sides, so that allliability of their warping or changing their contour is reduced to aminimum and the stability and life of the record is thus assured andprolonged.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel andusefulconstruction of a phonographic disk record cabinet which embodies thefeatures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of theinvention and the above description, and while I have, in the presentinstance, shown and described preferred embodiments thereof, which willbe found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is tobe understood that the same are susceptible of modification in variousparticulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A phonograph disk record cabinet, comprising a casing having one sideopen and provided with a plurality of horizontal rec ord receivingcompartments, a vertical fulcrum rod arranged within one corner of thecasing near its back, horizontally swinging e ector levers arrangedwithin the compartments and fulcrumed upon the rod and having theirouter ends projecting laterally beyond the casing, a guide platearranged at a right with the push rods and with the outer ends single toone siie of tle casing and agtaciled of the ejector levers. t ereto nearits orwar si e, sai gui ep ate having two sets of vertical openings,push v OECILIA MCVAY' 5 rods mounted to slide within the openingsWitnesses: v

and extending toward the forward side of E. HAYWARD FARIBANKS, thecasing, and links pivotally connected THos. JAcons.

